Toy construction



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`FILED FEB, 26. 1921,

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TUY CONSTRUCTION.

application mea February ee, reel. serial no. essere.

To all fle/wm t muy concern.' l

Re it known that llVAi/rnn Soeur, a

Citizen ot the Uniterfl Ste.' residirVY et lllarblehead, 1n the eonnty ont lund State oli ll/lassaolulsetts, have invented an lmprovement in 'l oy (lonstrimtion, et 'which `the following; is e. sivieeieueion.

This invention `has particular' referente to the n'ianu'tacture o t toys, although not limited. to toys alone, wherein a relatively thin member. as a plate and dise, is to be secured, either lirnily or rotatably, to a small rod or sha'tt, and a shalt rotatalily supported in a nonanetal supportir :meni- V ber; and various non-metalf members are to be secured to metal members, and the like.

ln securing` a thin Wooden Wheel. to a `small metal shaft, for instance, much diili- 37e,799, tiled April 419, 1920, patented under date of November 5%, 192i and Number Fig. l detail. oli a toy eonstruetion 'illustrating the method ot firmly securing; a thin. Wooden Wheel to the end ol; a driving shaft, and rotatably supporting the shalt in a narrow supporting; member.

llig'.` 2 is a detail illustrating' a shaft havinp; a Wheel fixed to its middle portion and thin metallic members7 .specifically cranks, tixed to its ends.

3 is an endA vien7 of a eranlr` ot 2.

Fig. 4; is a detail illustrating; a Granit shaft rotatably supported inv metal bearing members.

Fig. 5 is a detail. illustiatingi the method of pivotally ccmiveeting` tvvo relatively mevable `nonnfletal members.

Fig. 6 is a detail illustrating; two spaced wooden members connected by a metal rod.

Fig. 7 is a detail illustrating the method of providing` a shaft or rod with end-flanges.

Fig. 8 is a detail illustrating a thin metal disc or Wheel fixed to the end oi a metal shaft and Wheel.

sh non-metal :unibo 1 i. 9 and l0 represent wherein shalt-receiving aber ure in the wheel is out ot perpendicular and il the manner or seenring` the y shaft perpendieularly to the Wheel.

lhe. various 'igures el tl'ie drmvinegs represent various constructions embody se the invention. l, for ini ee, illustre-tes the invention embodied in the means ilu securing' the wooden Wheel l() to the metal axle or sha-tt ll. Tt has heretofore been shaft and the th ere in im diftieult to seeure the. thin Wheel 'to the shall inA suoli a manuel' that it would run true aiu'i would not become loose thereon, inasn'meli as the wheel has a tendeney to shrink and swell in accordance with 'variations in atmospheric conditions. ln Carrying; out the invention in this particularConstruction, the Wheel is termed vvith an aperture therethrough and a metal tubular member lil, as an eyelet, lim/'ing` an outward1yr-extended flange is passed through the aperture. The relative dimensions ot the 'tubular member and the aperture are sueh that, pieten ably, said member is a :torce lit the) i, although this is not-essential, The' enc.` of said member is adapted to extend on one side beyond the body of the Wheel and the ex tended end is upset to torni the mitvyardlyextended il: nge '1.41. tubular member are Compressed tr Ard each other and against and into the body el" the Wheel and thereby firmly to engage it; and the Width of the 'flanges is adapted to be such that suheient 'frietional engagement obtained to provide a yLo-ermanentlj,Y 'liu/l union. The shaft ll. is extended into the tubular `member` until. its end is about flush with the flange 13 and is firmly secured to the member by solder-15; is thereby iirmly lined to the Wheel. The solder may bebuilt upon vthe flange lf3 to form the ofna mental head shown and also `impart additional strength to the union l'ietiveen thel Preferably the diameter oi the shaft ll; is suehthat it will snugly lit Within the tubular member but some elearanee is desirable in order to permit the solder to run between and hrmly unite both. lt is not essential that the aperture in thev Wheel be precisely perpendicular to the Wheel in order to secure the shaftperpendieularly thereto. ln Fig. 9` the` al'gerture` is represented as 'inclined from the `perpenlloth 'flanges oli the.'

ment .vith the opposite faces of the dieular. The eyelet l2 in this case smaller than the aperture and is secured therein with its anis perpendicular to the wheel. In l0 the eyelet l2 is inclined from the perpendicular and the shaft 'll is sufliciently smaller than the bore of the eyelet to permit it to be perpendicularly arranged and soldered to 'the eyelet. In both constructions the shaft is as firmly secured to the wheel as in the construction illustrated in Fig. l.

In L2 thewheel l0 is disposed on the middle o. the shaft ll and securelyv fixed thereto by the solder l5 before.

The metal dise or wheel 1T may be secured 'to the shaft llb,see Fig. 8, by forcing the flanges ofthe eyelet 12b into firm engageeel and soldering the shaft in the eyelet.

Fig. 2 also represents the manner of securing the thin wire or rod member 18 to the shaft lla. with the eye 18a and the eyelet 19 is inserted through the eye and its flanges 2O and 2l compressed against the body of the member. The shaft ll is then inserted in 'the eyelet and solder run into the interstices between the shaft and eyelet and between the eyelet and said member 18 thereby firmly uniting all members together.

A somewhat similar construction is employed to provide a bearing for the shaft 11 of Fig. 1. rThe supporting or frame member 22 is of wire or rod of small diameter and its end portion is refleXed to form an eye 22a. An eyelet 19a is inserted through said eye and'its flanges 2Ou and 21a are compressed against the frame member and firmly engage it. If found desirable, the eyelet may be soldered in the eye 19a which provides a bearing having but little friction.

Fig. 4L illustrates more particularly a construction wherein the shaft 25 is provided' with eyelets 26 and 27 fixed thereto and which are rotatable in the eyelets 28 and 29 which latter are secured by soldering to the frame members 30. It will be noted that7 in this case, the eyelets have only the single flanges 26iL and 27"L which engage the fixed eyelets 28 and 29 and retain the shaft 25 against axial displacement.

A somewhat similar construction is illustrated in Fig. 6, wherein the wooden 'meinbers 3l and 32 have the eyelets 26n and 27"L preferably frictionally received in apertures therein with their heads 26b and 27h on the outside of said members. The rod 25a is extended through the eyelets and soldered to both, thereby to prevent said members from outward movement.

In F ig. 5 the two relatively movable wooden members and 3G have the eyelets 37 and 38 therein which form bearing members; and said wooden members are pivotally connected by the metal rod 89 having the Said wire member is formed with the eyelets S7 and. 38 ol said `wooden members 35 and 36 and the flanges 40 and :ila of said eyelets a0 and 4:1 serve to retain said wooden 'members in place on said rod.

In Fig. 'T the metal rod 45 is provided with flanged ends by applying the eyelets 4:6 and et? over the ends thereof and soldering them to the rod with the flanges 4G and el outermost. The arrangement of the rod and eyelets is similar to that shown in Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 also illustrates a wooden supporting member 50 having an aperture therethrough and an eyelet 5l in the aperture with the flanges 5l and 5l" frictionally eugaging opposite sides of said member and forming a bearing member adapted rotatably to support said shaft 1G extended therethrough.

While I have herein described the nonmetallic member as of wood, yet said member maybe of other non-metallic material. as: paper, libre, Celluloid and the like: and whereas I have described two members as being soldered together, I intend also to include other securing means as. a brazing metal, rosin, an adhesive and the like; and I may conceivably weld the two members together.

The invention may also be embodied in constructions other than those herein illustrated and described without departing from the spirit thereof.

I claim:

l. The combination of a wooden disc having an aperture therethrough, a metallic lnbular member having an outwardly extended flange at one end received in said aperture and having an end-portion extended therethrough, and said end-portion upset to form a second outwardly extended flange, said two flanges embedded in the opposite faces of said disc and firmly engaging it, and a metallic shaft inserted in said tubular member and soldered thereto, by which said lwooden disc and metal shaft are firmly united.

2. The combination. of a non-metallic member having an aperture therethrough, a metallic tubular member havingr an outwardly-extended flange at one end received in said aperture and having an end-portion extended therethrough. and said end-portion upset to form a second outwardly-extentied flange, said two flanges compressed into firm frictional engagement with said non-metallic member, and a metallic shaft inserted in and attached to said metallic tubular member, whereby said shaft and non-metallic member are rigidly united.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification.

WALTER B. SCOTT.

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